Location: Gainesville, Florida
Salary Range: $19.09 – $26.72
Application Deadline
Applications must be received by August 13, 2026 11:59pm EDT.
Job Posting Summary
GRU are seeking an experienced and highly organized Account Clerk, Senior to support critical accounting, reporting, payroll, and administrative functions for a fast-paced Energy Supply Business Services operational team. This role is a great fit for someone who enjoys keeping processes on track, communicating effectively with multiple stakeholders, and ensuring work is completed accurately and on time.
As an Account Clerk, Senior, you will perform advanced clerical and accounting support work involving timekeeping, fuels reporting, travel support, meeting coordination, purchasing support, and financial record maintenance. You will also serve as an important point of coordination between your supervisor, team members, and internal business partners.
The ideal candidate is a team player who is dependable, organized, and proactive. They communicate clearly, follow through on assignments, and are comfortable balancing a variety of administrative, reporting, and financial support responsibilities. They take pride in producing accurate work, supporting others, and helping the team operate efficiently.
FLSA Exemption Status
Non-Exempt
Summary
Performs the highest level of non-degreed accounting and/or utility billing functions, including, but not limited to analyzing and resolving billing and accounts payable issues, customer and financial database records maintenance, and other complex financial and records functions. Performs lead account clerk work involving administration of contracts, preparation and monitoring of department budgets, training, development and coordination of support staff, preparation of fiscal reports, and/or maintenance of complex financial and billing records, and the handling of complex and sensitive financial matters.
Positions allocated to this classification report to a designated supervisor or manager, and work under general supervision with limited direction. Work in this class is distinguished from higher classes by its lack of management responsibility and from lower classes by its performance of high-level account clerical responsibilities, including acting as lead worker to other account clerks.
Examples of Work
Interacts with Budget & Finance to ensure accuracy of purchase requisitions and purchase orders. other departments to ensure appropriate billing of utility services to customers.
Acts as Capital liaison by troubleshooting issues related to accounts payable and procurement.
Manages distribution lists for capital and fuels reporting.
Publishes bi-monthly material code list on intranet.
Maintains department purchase order and change order forms, ensuring updates are posted to intranet.
Prepares and distributes fuels reports.
Acts as Payroll Liaison/Timekeeper for specific area
Interacts with project managers and ES staff to vendor representatives and handles capital and fuels complaint discrepancy issues.
Ensures that processes and reports comply with appropriate City policies and procedures. Processes, reconciles, and audits travel requests and reports and ensures compliance with appropriate City policies and procedures.
Attends work on a continuous and regular basis.
Examples of Work (continued)
Non-Essential Functions:
Required to respond in emergency conditions.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Education
Graduation from high school or possession of an acceptable equivalency diploma.
An Associate of Arts degree with at least 12 semester hours of accounting can be substituted for one year of experience.
Typing at a speed acceptable to departmental needs.
Experience
Five years of experience in accounting, bookkeeping, or other revenue-related accounting work, including two years in municipal accounting or finance performing complex clerical and sub-professional accounting functions; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
GRU Competencies
Customer Focus
Contributes to Achieving GRU’s Mission: GRU will provide safe, reliable, competitive utility services in an environmentally responsible manner and will actively contribute to the enhancement of the quality of life in our community
Adaptability, Flexibility, Fostering Innovation
Role Specific Competencies
Safety
Accountability & Dependability
Contributes to a Positive Work Environment
Certifications
None
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Ability to skillfully operate computers, and relevant software, and other business machines.
Knowledge of and ability to process routine and semi-complex payroll, including hours of work and overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Knowledge of business English and arithmetic.
Thorough knowledge of the City’s purchasing rules, regulations, and procedures, as well as the administration of contracts for goods and services.
Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures, and application to accounting functions.
Thorough knowledge of accounts payable and receivable, banking practices and general accounting procedures.
Thorough knowledge of rules and regulations of keeping accounting records.
Ability to make mathematical calculations with reasonable speed and accuracy.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (continued)
Physical Requirements
Climbing – Rarely/Never
Driving – Occasionally
Far Vision Acuity – Continually
Fine Manipulation – Continually
Foot or Leg Controls – Continually
Gross Manipulation – Continually
Hearing – Continually
Keyboarding – Continually
Lifting or Carrying>50 lbs. – Rarely/Never
Near Visual Acuity – Continually
Normal Color Vision – Continually
Peripheral Vision – Continually
Pushing or Pulling > 50 lbs. – Rarely/Never
Reaching Overhead-Occasionally
Sitting – Continually
Speaking – Continually
Standing or Walking – Often
Stooping, Kneeling, or Crawling – Rarely/Never
Environmental Requirements
Required to work during emergency conditions.